Great interview

[firecat]

I've been casually following reviews of the Sci Fi Channel's "Earthsea" miniseries, and this led me to the following marvelous interview - actually an online Q&A - with Ursula K. Le Guin in the UK Guardian. It only briefly mentions the "Earthsea" miniseries because it was done in February.

http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/sciencefiction/story/0,6000,1144428,00.html

Comments

[papersky.livejournal.com]

I suppose it might be because I agree with her about Harry Potter and TV, but it just struck me as her being honest rather than diplomatic -- and so all through.

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

I don't disagree with her about Harry Potter, but I think what she said about television is not only something to disagree with, but demonstrably false. There are more things currently on television that contain neither violence nor canned laughter than do -- not all of them are good, mind, but it doesn't take much pop culture knowledge to be aware of that. My real objection, though, is more along the lines that if you approach television with the attitude that good programmes can't possibly exist, you will not only be wrong, but you will miss some truly excellent storytelling. And that's a rather ignorant way to approach anything at all, when it comes right down to it.

-J